Will McKinley

New York City-based freelance writer, producer, digital marketing consultant, and old movie and TV weirdo. Nostalgia with context.

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2026-03-18 02:55:09 UTC

Rod Serling won his first Emmy on this date in 1956.
He would win 5 more, en route to becoming the most honored writer in television history.
https://rodserling.com/awards/
#ClassicTV #RodSerling #TwilightZone
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2026-03-05 03:51:13 UTC

THE BRADY BUNCH house in North Hollywood is now a protected historic landmark.
So, if you break Mom's vase, it's now a felony.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/us-news/brady-bunch-house-becomes-protected-historic-landmark-in-los-angeles/
#ClassicTV #1970sTV
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2026-03-01 20:59:20 UTC

Harry Belafonte #BOTD with Dorothy Dandridge in BRIGHT ROAD (1953).
The actor/singer made his movie debut as a school principal in this Studio Era rarity: a family film w/ a predominantly Black cast and a message of equality.
Quietly revolutionary. Watch: https://youtu.be/Py9SHQ-h02k?si=U2d8u5p0Tf-nTfO7
#FilmMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth
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2026-01-03 03:25:49 UTC

ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) just entered the public domain and it's already on Tubi (and elsewhere).
I remember its 1979 TV premiere on CBS, after decades of unavailability due to rights issues.
I hope a new generation discovers the Marx Bros. now, just like I did then.
#Film Mastodon #PublicDomain
#MarxBrothers
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2025-12-14 01:58:40 UTC

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is streaming *free* this weekend on Apple TV+ for its 60th anniversary.
https://youtu.be/y2YHzfCNyjo?si=vITksASoS6lEHCew
#ChristmasMovies #CharlieBrown #ClassicTV
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2025-12-13 16:30:25 UTC

"He's an artist, a one-man band, a profound philosopher, a high-stepping showman and spreader of charm." — Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke is 100 today.
#FilmMastodon #BOTD #DickVanDyke
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2025-11-11 01:49:16 UTC

SESAME STREET debuted #OTD in 1969.
It changed the face of children's television — and transformed the way a generation looked at race and the world beyond our doorstep.
#SesameStreet #SesameStreetDay
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2025-09-23 05:30:35 UTC

Developed as Ian Fleming's SOLO starring Robert Vaughn, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soon became a duo after its debut on this date in 1964.
“The part of Ilya was 5 lines," David McCallum said in 2021. “But the writers saw the relationship...and it grew.”
All episodes are on Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/search?query=The+Man+from+Uncle+Season+1+season+2+season+3+season+4
#ClassicTV #1960sTV #DavidMcCallum #TheManFromUNCLE
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2025-09-11 00:32:26 UTC

Criterion Collection sale at Deep Discount.
More than 1,000 4Ks, Blu-rays, and DVDS up to 45% off.
DVDs are as little as $11.25. Free shipping if you spend $25.
https://www.deepdiscount.com/criterion-collection-sale/b233582
#PhysicalMedia #FilmMastodon #Criterion
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2025-07-23 00:37:57 UTC

1970s episodes of MATCH GAME are now on Peacock!
The Martin Short-hosted reboot debuts Wed on ABC (and Thurs on Hulu).
#Streaming #MatchGame
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2025-07-12 05:26:45 UTC

READING RAINBOW debuted on this date in 1983.
Levar Burton hosted this Emmy-winning kids’ reading series for 23 years and 155 episodes.
"No young black men were taking the lead in this kind of show,” producer Cecily Truett said in 2017. "He was like Fred Rogers, talking directly to the audience.”
#PBS #ReadingRainbow #1980sTV #LevarBurton
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2025-05-27 00:56:05 UTC

Happy 50th to "Rhinestone Cowboy” released #OnThisDay in 1975.
Performed by Glen Campbell and written by Larry Weiss.
“There’s been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAU3B9Pi_U
#1970s #GlenCampbell
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2025-05-16 02:41:29 UTC

SCTV debuted on NBC on this date in 1981 (after 5 years on Canadian TV).
Happy anniversary to Guy Caballero and the crew!
#ClassicTV #SCTV #1980sTV
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2025-03-26 01:25:00 UTC

Today in 1954 — The first mass-produced color TVs were introduced by RCA.
Cost: $1,000 — equal to $12,000 in today's dollars.
RCA-owned NBC began “color-casting" in 1953. Unlike CBS’s earlier color efforts, these “compatible" broadcasts were also viewable on B&W TV sets.
#ClassicTV #1950sTV #OTD
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2025-03-20 17:08:42 UTC

There are so many ways of saying who we are and how we feel, ways that don’t hurt anybody. That’s a great gift.”
— Fred Rogers (1928–2003) #BOTD
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2025-03-12 00:22:28 UTC

The first 3 episodes of ANDOR are streaming free on YouTube.
1977 is STAR WARS for me, so anything that genuinely supports/enhances that story (without feeling contrived or opportunistic) is sacred for me.
ROGUE ONE got close. ANDOR gets closer. It's really well done.
https://www.youtube.com/@disneyplus/videos #Andor #Starwars
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2025-03-04 03:03:21 UTC

Today in 1951 — WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC.
Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.
#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #MrWizard #1950sTV #1960sTV #MrWizardsWorld
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2025-02-02 04:15:58 UTC

Welcome the Marx Bros. to the public domain!
Their first film THE COCOANUTS (1929) is now on Tubi in a P.D. transfer.
Distributor Shoreline Entertainment's website says their classic film P.D. titles are “legally sourced from the owner,” which may explain why the transfer looks so good.
#MarxBros #TheCocoanuts #Film Mastodon #PublicDomain
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2025-02-02 02:26:49 UTC

Tonight in 1982 — LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN debuted on NBC.
#DavidLetterman #1980sTV #LarryBudMelman
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2025-01-22 02:08:19 UTC

I hope everybody is dressing up for Telly Savalas' birthday.
#BornOnThisDay #RIP #TellySavalas #1970sTV
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2025-01-12 03:30:03 UTC

Today in 1983 — THE JOY OF PAINTING debuted on PBS.
Bob Ross (1942-1995) became an enduring icon thanks to this instructional painting series.
All seasons are on YouTube whenever you need some chill vibes:
https://www.youtube.com/@bobross_thejoyofpainting/playlists
#BobRoss
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2025-01-11 03:19:56 UTC

Tonight in 1971 — MASTERPIECE THEATRE debuted on PBS.
Alistair Cooke hosted until 1992 (and was frequently parodied).
#MasterpieceTheatre #AlistairCooke #ClassicTV
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2025-01-07 01:42:56 UTC

Today in 1973 — SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK debuted as a series on ABC.
The first short was "Three Is a Magic Number” — written and performed by Bob Dorough.
#1970sTV #SchoolhouseRock
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2025-01-02 19:44:44 UTC

Today in 1971 — A ban on cigarette commercials went into effect on American TV.
ABC News marked the occasion with a <checks notes> montage of vintage cigarette ads.
Nostalgia, like nicotine, is a hell of a drug.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUY0w2cVAUQ #OnThisDay
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2024-12-15 15:46:17 UTC

Aluminum Christmas trees were manufactured in the U.S. beginning in the mid-1950s.
Their popularity waned after A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS equated them w/ commercialization in 1965.
More than a million were sold — despite the risk of electrocution if used w/ electric lights. Good grief!
#ChristmasDecor #Christmas
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2024-12-07 02:58:19 UTC

"We were trying to think of who could play Endora. And Elizabeth and I were in New York, at Bloomingdales, and we ran into Agnes Moorehead. And I thought, ‘My God. There she is!’”
— William Asher, BEWITCHED director/producer
Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974) was born on this date.
#Bewitched #ClassicTV #1960sTV
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2024-12-07 00:58:54 UTC

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER premiered on NBC tonight in 1964.
The Rankin/Bass classic debuted on THE GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR — and characters hawked G.E. products!
It's back on NBC for the 60th anniversary Dec 6 + Dec 12 at 8pm ET.
You can also watch w/ original ads on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4PJHPvm1cOw?t=66
#RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer #ChristmasMovies
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2024-11-27 01:16:30 UTC

“All the loves in the strip are unrequited; all the baseball games are lost; all the test scores are D-minuses; The Great Pumpkin never comes; and the football is always pulled away.”
— Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000)
#BOTD #CharlieBrown #Peanuts
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2024-11-15 04:18:37 UTC

Tonight in 1961 — Barbara Harris made her TV debut on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
Barbara Steele, Severn Darden, and Joel Crothers (DARK SHADOWS, EDGE OF NIGHT) co-star as college kids who pull a prank on their drunk friend.
The twist is so chilling it still pops into my head from time to time.
#AlfredHitchcock #AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV
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2024-11-04 01:11:15 UTC

Mike Evans (1949–2006) was born on this date.
He played Lionel Jefferson on ALL IN THE FAMILY and THE JEFFERSONS + was the co-creator of GOOD TIMES.
An unsung hero of 1970s TV.
#ClassicTV #1970sTV
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2024-11-03 22:35:50 UTC

Charlie Chaplin’s speech in THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) got cheers from a packed house at Film Forum NYC today.
And it was a family screening, so we also had kids giggling at the slapstick.
If this isn’t an endorsement for seeing old movies on the big screen, I don’t know what is. It was an experience I'll never forget.
#CharlieChaplin #FilmMastodon
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2024-10-12 00:17:57 UTC

Tonight in 1960 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on ABC in primetime.
It moved to Sat mornings in 1962 and aired until 2000 on ABC/CBS — the longest-running morning children's program in network TV history.
#BugsBunny #ClassicTV #1960sTV
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2024-10-06 01:30:15 UTC

Happy 55th to MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS. 🦶
#montypython
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2024-10-01 18:33:58 UTC

Farewell to John Amos (1939-2024) who was Emmy-nominated for ROOTS and should have been for GOOD TIMES.
His fight for truth and quality got him fired from Norman Lear’s hit sitcom, but it also made James Evans Sr. one of the realest dads in TV history.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-amos-dead-good-times-roots-1236019054/
#JohnAmos #ClassicTV #1970sTV #GoodTimes
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2024-09-30 00:02:51 UTC

Farewell to Kris Kristofferson and thanks for the good times.
#RIPKrisKristofferson
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2024-09-24 23:46:05 UTC

"My hope is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here."
Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born on this date.
#JimHenson
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2024-09-15 19:19:09 UTC

COLUMBO starring Peter Falk debuted as a series tonight in 1971.
“He was perfect,” co-creator William Link said. "And then he got better.”
#ClassicTV #Columbo
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2024-09-15 01:29:00 UTC

SPIDER-MAN debuted on CBS tonight in 1977.
Nicholas Hammond starred as the first live-action Peter Parker in this pilot film for the 1978-79 TV series.
It was released theatrically overseas. 💥
#SpiderMan
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2024-09-02 01:38:00 UTC

If you'd like to celebrate Lily Tomlin's 85th b'day, THE LATE SHOW (1977) is on Tubi.
It's a legit Neo-Noir that just happens to star two of the funniest people of all-time.
#LilyTomlin #ArtCarney #FilmMastodon
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2024-09-01 01:15:06 UTC

"Until ALICE, there hadn’t been a single mother on TV in a low income job, fighting for healthcare, fighting for benefits…Those stories came out of awareness of what was going on for working women.” — Linda Lavin
ALICE debuted on CBS tonight in 1976.
#ClassicTV #1970sTV #LindaLavin
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2024-08-12 23:55:28 UTC

R.I.P. WCBS Radio (1924-2024)
The flagship station of CBS during the golden age of radio, known as "WCBS Newsradio" since 1967, will end its news format, lay off staff, and be licensed to ESPN.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/12/wcbs-shut-down-sold-espn-audacy-wfan/
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2024-08-02 01:02:11 UTC

Today in 1980 — Cinemax launched with “all kinds of movies for all kinds of tastes”
#FilmMastodon #1980sTV
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